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Perspectives from Taiwan How a Swiss school initiative fights sexual stigma at an early age

A journalist from Taiwan examines how gender identity and sexual orientation are taught in Swiss and Taiwanese schools.

By Jason Liu

Jung guns Therapy sessions aim to help MBAs become better leaders

Every Saturday, MBA students at the IMD in Lausanne have an hour-long one-on-one session with a psychotherapist.

By Andrew Jack

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Illustrations At the School of Equality

Teachers across French-speaking Switzerland are now able to integrate gender issues into ordinary classroom activities.

By Jie Guo Zehnder, the School of Equality

Clip from the film "Space" It’s not fair that just because we’re girls, we’re not allowed…

International Day of the Girl The princess does woodwork, superman looks after the baby

In Switzerland, gender inequality still has a big impact on girls and boys. The School of Equality helps pupils tackle sexist stereotypes.

By Jie Guo Zehnder

World Teachers’ Day Swiss teachers: well-paid but stressed

October 5 is World Teachers’ Day. In honour of this, we have rounded up five top facts about teachers in Switzerland. 

This content was published on October 5, 2019 9:00 AM Oct 5, 2019 - 09:00

apprenticeships How Swiss experience is helping the US embrace apprenticeships

There's a maturing effort in the United States to build a talented pipeline of workers for factories of the future. 

By Tony Ganzer in Ohio, United States

CH-X study Stay-at-home youngsters shun other Swiss language regions

Young Swiss adults prefer going on cultural or educational trips abroad than to other language regions, a survey has found.

This content was published on September 23, 2019 10:45 AM Sep 23, 2019 - 10:45

Week in Numbers Homeschooling, wealth league table and hiking trails

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. 

Education issues Mixed reactions to homeschooling court verdict

Teachers and the homeschooling community react to a court ruling that there is no constitutional right to homeschooling in Switzerland.

education choices Federal court rules against homeschooling

Switzerland’s highest court has ruled that parents do not have a constitutional right to provide school-aged children with private lessons at home.

This content was published on September 16, 2019 1:51 PM Sep 16, 2019 - 13:51

Small children   Cities call for more support for early education

The quality of early years education should not depend on where you live, an organisation representing Swiss towns and cities has said. 

This content was published on September 13, 2019 5:26 PM Sep 13, 2019 - 17:26

Education ranking ETH Zurich remains best university outside the UK and North America

Switzerland is the only nation outside Britain and North America to make it into the top 20 of the latest Times Higher Education university rankings.

This content was published on September 11, 2019 8:00 PM Sep 11, 2019 - 20:00

Your education questions answered Is it possible to study in Switzerland as a returning expat Swiss?

You asked: “What options do young Swiss Abroad have if they want to continue their education in Switzerland?”

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

OECD report Vocational training or degree? Employment rates are similar

In Switzerland, the number of people with a higher education degree is above OECD average, but vocational training is still managing to hold its own. 

This content was published on September 10, 2019 11:00 AM Sep 10, 2019 - 11:00

Tuberculosis Two pupils ill with TB in northern Switzerland

Two pupils in two different schools have become ill with tuberculosis in the canton of Aargau, rare disease in Switzerland.

This content was published on September 6, 2019 4:05 PM Sep 6, 2019 - 16:05

Climate measures  Geneva university to slash flight emissions by half 

The University of Geneva has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions from air travel by half by 2030.

This content was published on September 4, 2019 1:45 PM Sep 4, 2019 - 13:45

Vocational training Cowbells and applause: huge welcome for SwissSkills team

The noise was deafening as the SwissSkills team was welcomed by friends and family after the WorldSkills trade skills competition in Russia. 

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Kloten, Zurich

Your education questions, answered Can you study after an apprenticeship?

In Switzerland, two thirds of young people do an apprenticeship. But what if, as readers ask, a person wants to study later on? Is this possible? 

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

Vocational training Young Swiss professionals shine at WorldSkills

Switzerland has won 16 medals, including five gold, at the WorldSkills competition – a kind of Olympics for trade skills – in Kazan in western Russia.

This content was published on August 27, 2019 8:40 PM Aug 27, 2019 - 20:40

Education Study: parents and schools should work together on sex ed

A new study suggests that a combination of parents and schools is the best approach for sex education of children.

This content was published on August 27, 2019 9:43 AM Aug 27, 2019 - 09:43